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In my never ending search for tasty shrimp recipes I came across this recipe for Goong Maa Now or Thai lemon shrimp. Like many Thai dishes this one is a perfect melding of sweet, sour, hot and salty. This recipe calls for kaffir lime leaves which were a bit difficult to find. Luckily they keep really well in the freezer and the bag that I picked up has lasted a long time. This is another super quick shrimp dish that takes almost no time to make. The lemon and coconut milk added an amazing flavour and aroma and of course this dish would not be complete without my favorite herb, cilantro. These lemon shrimp could easily be served as an appetizer or as a meal along with some rice or pasta.

Thai Lemon Shrimp

Shrimp in a lemon-y sweet chili sauce that is just bursting with flavour!

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Ooooh, gorgeous! I am definitely sending this recipe to my friend Lisa - you know you have a wonderful foodie friend when kafir lime leaves are their idea of a perfect present! (I really did mail her kafir lime leaves for her birthday, and I know she'll be so excited about your beautiful recipe! :-)

It was super!!! I think I must have put more coconut milk in than you did because mine looked 'creamier' than your pic. I used the zest of an entire lime and all of its juice(no lemon).Another great tasting shrimp/prawn dish. (btw I use medium shrimp.)

WOW !!!! What a wonderful blog! I was searching for a Shrimp recipe and came across yours through "GOOGLE Images" (!). I was VERY impressed by your "Thai lemon shrimp" picture (and of course your travel experiences). After two hours reading through your blog, I had to test your recipe !

I made this using only lime juice and it was delish but I cooked the shrimp probably 2-3 minutes longer than necessary. I served with rice noodles and had stir fried some zucchini, peppers and mushrooms as a side which ended up being really tasty mixed in with that yummy sauce. Kids didn't really go for it, but they rarely do. Will definitely make again, down the 401 in Ottawa :)

i'm constantly trying new recipes out on my family (which includes 4 men who think they are professional food critics). this was definitely one of the best new recipes i've tried in a while and it was relatively quick!

i followed the recipe to a T, using lime zest in place of kaffir leaves.

i served with stir fried bok choy, red pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini over noodles.

What exactly is the chili sauce used in this recipe? There is hot/spicy sauce (with the rooster on the bottle) but also another bottled version by Heinz that I've used in making cocktail sauce. Thanks.

A lot of people say they will make this, but I actually did. I am not new to closet cooking and over the years I tried several of your shrimp recipes (oh how i love shrimps) and this recipe is so far the BEST.

Did not have the kafir leaves and I dount it is possible to buy where I live, but the dish was very decent with just the lime juice and a bit of zest for the extra kick.

I cooked it with chinese noodles by the way and did not regret it. Damn this was GOOD!!!! Thanks so much for all this awesome recipe.

This is amazingly good. We had it last night and guess what was requested tonight by my family?? The SAME dinner as last night... :) It's marinating right now, but wanted to thank you for a wonderful new shrimp recipe. Love it and it's in my 'favorite recipe" folder on Pinterest!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.